There is a Street perception, which we generally share, that fixed income markets are "smarter" than equity markets. At the moment, the fixed income signals are all very negative. Many on the Street interpret this to mean bad news for ... Go to Full Article

"It was during this period that I realised I had discovered one of the secrets of human existence: if I maintained a high level of inner pressure, and declined to allow my mind to collapse into tiredness or boredom, everything went well ... Go to Full Article

That was a ugly one. Not as bad as it could or should have been, but that seems par for the course. We've now taken out those January closing lows (at least for the day) setting up for a sizeable move following tomorrow morning's jobs ... Go to Full Article

Let’s take a quick look at where we stand and were we may be heading on the US Stock Market chart, using the Dow Jones Index as our proxy. I don’t normally draw so many lines on the chart, but there are a variety of support and ... Go to Full Article

Today’s action in the stock market was marked by a lengthy consolidation channel, with a mini-breakout into the close, leading to lower prices. Let’s take a quick look not only what happened from a technical picture on the intraday ... Go to Full Article

I went short 400 shares of CPLA at $55.68. This was a textbook short play that took a nose dive shortly after I entered. I bought after the stock's failure at the 200 day moving average. This is one of my go to patterns: broken momo ... Go to Full Article

There has been some confusion that I would like to clear up. Some of you think that I am bullish on the market because I am making long play on the S&P 500. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is a short term bounce play ... Go to Full Article

I bought 200 shares of SSO at $65.84. For those that didn't read last night's post, this trade is based on the oversold stochastic strategy. Not sure if I am in too early, as the read line is still above 20. However, the black line, ... Go to Full Article

of short term Resistance could lead to a test of VWAP. Go to Full Article

I just could not find entry points in this market today - so much up and down with no resting. So many times when something broke out or broke down, there would be no follow threw. I did not trust anything. ... Go to Full Article

It will be hard to break that one to Judy, but I have to do it. Read on for details. It's a little late for me to be starting this post (when you have a 3 year old, it gets late very quickly) so I'm going to make it somewhat brief. ... Go to Full Article

Symbol, Price, Volume, Avg. Volume, % Vol. Increase. BX, 15.05, 4833563, 3496430, %38.24. RHD, 5.44, 4016087, 2873630, %39.75. CIM, 13.67, 3403069, 462070, %636.48. DFR, 1.95, 2558053, 707168, %261.73. OWW, 4.9, 2459453, 386852, %535.76 ... Go to Full Article

Symbol, Price, Volume, Avg. Volume, % Vol. Increase, High Alpha. USO, 83.89, 5450513, 3707810, %47.00. EGO, 7.64, 4817716, 1464290, %229.01. AEM, 74.45, 4273519, 2755810, %55.07, *. GDX, 54.76, 3537293, 3933840, %-10.08 ... Go to Full Article

Why Bernanke will be tossing & turning tonight. The only question for tomorrow is how much the government will cook the jobs data. Are we talking ourselves into a recession? 10 tips for a tough tape. "Factors such as bottoms typically ... Go to Full Article

The markets continue to hold above the January lows, but the average participant is losing money. Will there be a "giveup stage" if the levee (lows) break? Go to Full Article